French word

inaudible

Pronunciation

IPA/inodibl/

Meaning

  • adjectiveinaudible

Example

La radio est inaudible ce matin.

The radio is inaudible this morning.

Illustration for inaudible (inaudible)

More examples

Son message vocal était inaudible.

His voicemail message was inaudible.

Core concept

A sound too faint or masked by surrounding noise to reach the ear clearly.

Common phrases

  • être inaudible

    be inaudible

  • message inaudible

    inaudible message

Similar words

muet: Making no sound at all.
silencieux: Having almost no sound in the surrounding environment.
étouffé: Blocked and muffled, so the sound is not clear.

Definition in French

Qui ne peut pas être perçu par l'oreille dans une situation donnée, parce que le son est trop faible ou noyé par d'autres bruits.

Word origin

French inaudible comes from Latin inaudibilis, formed with in- meaning 'not' and audibilis meaning 'audible'.

Usage tips

  • Inaudible has the same form for masculine and feminine singular, while the plural form is inaudibles.

Other meanings

  • hard to hearadjective

Opposites

  • audibleaudibleadjective

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